It's the Brian Lera Show on WNYC.

Good morning everyone and thanks to Cucia and Matt

for filling in in recent days.

This is my first show since Tim Walls

was chosen to be Vice President Harris's running mate and I want to start by playing an

excerpt from a speech of his as governor of Minnesota that someone sent me that is a little

different from the straight up political analysis that's been going around.

I had the time in the last few days to listen to some extended clips and we always have the

luxury of time on this show compared to the newscasts.

So I want to play about a three minute clip.

The context is that as governor of Minnesota,

he's giving a speech to something called the 2024 S-R-R-E user conference.

Now, S-R-R-E is a company that makes what they call geographic information

system or GIS software.

Remember those initials GIS because they come up in the clip.

The company says GIS promotes problem solving

from a geographic approach.

And remember, Tim Wallace was was a high school geography teacher

for a long time before going into politics.

And at this conference, earlier this year,

before the Biden debate changed the election year, before Walls was being considered

to run for Vice President, therefore he gave this talk.

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